As a Ninja Village, we should not only focus on the small profits in front of us, but also pay attention to the future development of the village and the obstacles it creates for other Ninja Villages.

Ever since the death of the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, Konoha has been experiencing many internal conflicts.

The conservative third-generation Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen has returned to power, while the martial-arts faction Shimura Danzo and the third-generation Hokage are fighting openly and secretly, and have serious political differences with each other.

Orochimaru of the Sannin defected, and it was said that Tsunade and Jiraiya temporarily left Konoha for some reasons and disappeared.

It can be said that Konoha's military strength at this moment has been weakened to its lowest point in history.

But even so, the current Konoha should still be stronger than Kumogakure's overall strength.

Those ninjas are the real key.

Especially the Uchiha and Hyuga clan who took the lead.

The inheritance of these two limited blood families is extremely complete, and the inheritance of the limited blood family has never been cut off, and they can continuously produce elite combat power for Konoha.

Once the number of these ninjas increases, the power generated when they gather together is more powerful than the three ninjas alone.

The blood inheritance limit and the secret art ninja clan are the true heritage of Konoha, and civilian ninjas are just cannon fodder on the battlefield.

If you want to weaken Konoha, you must first target the ninja villages of Konoha and use the conflicts between them to cause internal friction.

This is the future strategic plan for Konoha proposed by the Kumogakure high-level meeting.

Currently, Konoha has fallen into the trap they designed.

When the Third Hokage wanted to resolve the matter peacefully, the matter was already irreversible.

According to the Third Hokage's long-standing and gentle stance, he definitely does not want to restart the war.

As the personal secretary of the Fourth Raikage, Azabu Yi naturally saw this matter very clearly.

It is her duty to study the current situation and development of major ninja villages on behalf of her boss, the Fourth Raikage, and make accurate judgments and analyses.

"Next, Raikage-sama, you just need to calm down and wait for the results from Konoha. The Daimyo will also put pressure on the Fire Country."

The linen clothes look full of confidence.

Although the comprehensive strength of the five major nations is the Fire Nation, that is a thing of the past.

Now is the era of ninja wars where ninjas replace ordinary soldiers in warfare. Ninja villages are the military power of a country.

The stronger a country's ninja village is, the louder its voice will be internationally.

Konoha, which was already at a disadvantage in terms of momentum, naturally could not stand up to the Fire Nation.

"I always feel a bit mother-in-law, can't you think of a once and for all solution?"

The Fourth Raikage's dark face had a frown on his face.

"If the pressure is too tight, the other ninja villages will have objections. As far as I know, because we, Kumogakure, have been expanding the ninja's armaments over the years, the other ninja villages have begun to be wary of us."

Azabu Yi sighed, hoping that the Fourth Raikage could be calm and calm.

"That old man Onoki? Let's do it this way. During this period, I will also concentrate on training to further enhance the power of the Thunder Escape Armor."

The Fourth Raikage snorted, naturally knowing the current situation of Yunyin Village.

As the five major ninja villages, they are all wary of each other's growth. Kumogakure has always advocated a strong military policy, which would arouse the fear of the other ninja villages, which is reasonable.

"I understand. I will take care of government affairs during Raikage-sama's absence."

Azabu Yi nodded slightly, but did not stop the Fourth Raikage from doing this.

In fact, the Fourth Raikage doesn't look like the kind of impatient ninja who works peacefully in an office.

It was only in the past few years that I became the secretary of the Fourth Raikage. Occasionally in casual chats, I heard other jounin say that their Fourth Raikage had been defeated by the Byakugan and Soft Fist of the Hyuga clan.

Over the years, I have been sharpening my Thunder Escape Armor in order to one day overcome the shame I felt at that time.

As one of the Five Kages in the world, he was suppressed head-on by a defecting ninja from Konoha. This has always been a thorn in the heart of the Fourth Raikage.

Even a renegade ninja who fled Konoha had such strength, Azabui felt lucky more than once.

Fortunately, such a ninja defected to Konoha before the war began.

Otherwise, the Third Ninja World War will be an absolute victory for Konoha over the other ninja villages.

After the Fourth Raikage left, Azabu Yi continued to deal with the documents on his desk.

Picking up a document and scanning it, Azabu Yi frowned slightly.

This document records some intelligence information about Kirigakure Village.

The person currently in charge of the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure is Goju Yagura.

This Fourth Mizukage is a very dangerous person.

The first five kage in the ninja world to successfully ascend to power through a coup.

During the coup, he massacred thousands of Kirigakure Blood Mist sect ninjas in one fell swoop. With his merciless iron-blooded tactics, he completely became the biggest dictator of Kirigakure Village.

The blood mist that is bloodier than the blood mist refers to the fourth generation Mizukage.

Now, under the initiative of the Fourth Mizukage, Kirigakure Village is closed to the outside world. Information is rarely revealed and it is completely isolated. It has become a transparent existence among the five great ninja villages.

But Azabu Yi didn't dare to underestimate the baby-faced Mizukage, and her attention to him never diminished.

Judging from the way this Mizukage rose to power, he is probably the most dangerous person among the Five Kages today.

As the secretary of Kumogakure Raikage, she was also frightened by his iron-blooded tactics.

"After dealing with Konoha, we need to pay a little attention to the movements of Kirigakure Village. After the coup, they immediately closed the country. Although it was because of the heavy losses to themselves, I always feel that Kirigakure Village is deliberately hiding something..."

The rise of Yunyin Village still has a long way to go.

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When Ayane came to Konoha, it was already nine o'clock in the evening, in the dead of night. At this time, most people had already gone to bed.

For her who was once a Konoha ninja, sneaking in without attracting anyone's attention was extremely simple.

Even though Konoha was evacuated through a secret passage at that time, another passage was reserved a long time ago, hidden with secret techniques, connecting the inside and outside of Konoha. As spies lurking inside Konoha, they could retreat alive.

road.

But only a few management members really know about this retreat route.

The Hyuga clan's territory has changed a lot. On the day of their defection, they encountered large-scale destruction of detonating symbols and kerosene, so it is reasonable to reorganize it.

But for Ayane, this is still a familiar path.

She had already obtained the new defense map of the Hyuga clan through the secrets left inside the Hyuga clan, and studied it thoroughly.

However, Ayane did not sneak into the Hyuga clan's territory rashly. She could avoid Konoha's perception barrier, but it was impossible to avoid the detection of the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan.

Especially when the Kumogakure ninja stole the blood of the Hyuga clan not long ago, everyone in the Hyuga clan is now in danger and uses the Byakugan to contact all directions.

Once you get too close there, you will be noticed by the white eyes.

Blood inheritance limits like Byakugan are more difficult to defend against than Sensory Ninjutsu.

Ayane set off towards a park in Konoha, the place she had agreed on in advance.

On the way here, she got an idea of ​​what was going on.

Kumogakure coveted Byakugan's power and stole the daughter of Hyuga Clan leader Hyuga Hizashi. However, Hyuuga Hizashi noticed her on the way and chased her and killed her with a missed palm.

Kumogakure then came back and denied stealing the blood of the Hyuga clan. He said that Konoha had no sincerity in peacefully trudging peace with Kumogakure. In this way, he threatened Konoha to hand over the body of Hyuga Hyuzu who killed the leader of the Kumogakure mission, otherwise it would happen again.

War on Konoha.

Generally speaking, Ayane doesn't want to get entangled in the issue of who is right and who is wrong.

The stance of Kumogakure and Konoha has nothing to do with her, an outsider.

She just wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to further her layout within the Hyuga clan.

Arriving at the quiet forest not far from the park, only the gentle evening breeze blew.

A ninja who was separated from the Hyuga clan with pure white eyes seemed to have just arrived.

Although it has been eight years and she has not returned to Konoha, Ayane's current appearance has not changed much compared to the past. She is very young, so this ninja of the branch family recognized her at first sight.

"Lord Ayane."

The ninja of the branch clan, who was obviously older than Ayane, addressed him with respect and admiration.

It doesn't matter what age you are.

Ayane, who was the first to dare to break the caged bird of the clan and lead many branch families to gain freedom, was naturally the idol worshiped by many branch families.

Even though this admiration and respect cannot be expressed normally due to some reasons, my heart is already full of such thoughts.

Suffering from the arrogance of the Zong family, they have never extinguished their ideal of freeing themselves up.

Their freedom and personality are restricted, and the more they are suppressed, the more they want to break through that barrier and become real people, not just a tool used by the Zong family.

With their freedom and personality restricted by "caged birds", they are no different from thoughtless tools.

"You seem a little older."

"Ayane-sama, I am already over forty years old...Ayane-sama, on the other hand, has not changed at all from the past. It is as if Ayane-sama, your departure from Konoha was just something that happened yesterday."
To be continued...